{"id":132230,"date":"2025-03-12T05:13:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=132230"},"modified":"2025-03-12T05:13:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:13:35","slug":"aew-dynasty-international-championship-eliminator-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/12\/aew-dynasty-international-championship-eliminator-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakdown of the AEW Dynasty International Championship Eliminator Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Khan announced a few hours ago that the next few weeks of AEW programming will see an eight-man tournament to determine who will face Kenny Omega for his newly won International Championship at Dynasty. Typically, this announcement came right after <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/11\/aew-dynamite-preview-3-12-25-post-revolution-speculation\/\" target=\"_self\">our Dynamite preview came out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynasty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynasty<\/a> International Eliminator starts TOMORROW on Wednesday Night <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynamite<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>4 first round matches on<br \/>\nDynamite + Collision!<br \/>\nThe winners will fight next Wednesday Night in a 4-Way Eliminator, with the winner earning a title shot vs <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KennyOmegamanX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KennyOmegamanX<\/a> on PPV at Dynasty! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1axjK4YNy9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/1axjK4YNy9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyKhan\/status\/1899656869247173078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>AEW Dynasty International Championship Eliminator Tournament Brackets and Match Dates<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>AEW Dynamite 12<sup>th<\/sup> March, round 1- Orange Cassidy vs. Hechicero.<\/li>\n<li>AEW Dynamite 12<sup>th<\/sup> March, round 1- Wild Card vs. The Beast Mortos.<\/li>\n<li>AEW Collision 15<sup>th<\/sup> March, round 1- Katsuyori Shibata vs. Ricochet.<\/li>\n<li>AEW Collision 15<sup>th<\/sup> March, round 1- Mark Briscoe vs. Mark Davis.<\/li>\n<li>AEW Dynamite 19<sup>th<\/sup> March, both semi-finals- Orange Cassidy\/Hechicero vs Wild Card\/The Beast Mortos and Katsuyori Shibata\/Ricochet vs Mark Briscoe\/Mark Davis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Speculations and Predictions \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>AEW\u2019s history with Eliminator tournaments is rich. At their best, they are used as a structure to build credible contenders and characters, drive personal story arcs and deliver bangers.<\/p>\n<p>At their worst, they can sometimes be predictable, and the follow-up can risk fumbling a wrestler temporarily. However, for a company that historically likes tournaments, AEW showed restraint in 2024 compared to 2023, which <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/12\/26\/aew-tournament-2023\/\" target=\"_self\">was a year of tournaments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This will help fan excitement for this eliminator, along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/05\/5-signs-that-aew-creative-is-turning-the-corner\/\" target=\"_self\">current positive changes in AEW creative<\/a>. There\u2019s room for more than a few banger matches.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with Dynamite, many are expecting the Wild Card to represent Canada. We know \u201cSpeedball\u201d Mike Bailey is AEW bound. There are also rumours about Josh Alexander becoming All-Elite. Expect one of these men to make their debut tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Orange Cassidy vs. Hechicero could be the match of the TV week. The Mad Scientist\u2019s technical wizardry against Cassidy\u2019s intellectual games screams hard to predict.<\/p>\n<p>Cassidy seems to be the foreshadowed tournament winner, given how a few weeks ago Omega stood opposite Cassidy while holding the AEW International Championship. What an incredible match that could be.<\/p>\n<p>Yet\u2026<\/p>\n<p>As discussed in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/01\/01\/aew-new-year-resolutions-2025\/\" target=\"_self\">AEW\u2019s New Year Resolutions<\/a>, AEW needs to revamp their darlings and give characters purpose. Cassidy is such an incredible performer he could get away with his current reset without mentioning his prior dark attire and mood.<\/p>\n<p>However, doing so misses an interesting opportunity. AEW often does its best characterization not from big wins but losses. Losing two opportunities at the International Championship could push\/force Cassidy\u2019s character towards growth.<\/p>\n<p>Doing so would open an opportunity for someone else to face Omega. Perhaps helping to establish the Wild Card, or having Ricochet bounce back after his loss at Revolution. At their best, AEW tournaments help multiple competitors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Header photo \u2013 AEW \u2013 Stay tun<\/em><em>ed to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on AEW Dynamite and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 You can catch AEW Dynamite on Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TBS. AEW Collision airs Saturday at 8pm Eastern on TNT. More AEW content available on their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AEW\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Khan announced a few hours ago that the next few weeks of AEW programming will see an eight-man tournament to determine who will face Kenny Omega for his newly won International Championship at Dynasty. Typically, this announcement came right after our Dynamite preview came out. 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